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SINGAPORE–Taiwan’s first new Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Blk. 70 was unveiled in a March 28 rollout ceremony in Lockheed’s F-16 facility in Greenville, South Carolina. The first unit was an F-16D (s/n ...
The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSPR) connects major cities in western Taiwan between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Opened on January 5, 2007, the rail system has become an important part of Taiwan's ...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese troops will simulate possible scenarios for a Chinese invasion in 2027 during the island's annual war games, the defence ministry said Wednesday, as Beijing maintains ...
Taiwan is already at war– not with bombs and bullets, but with an invisible, relentless campaign of cyberattacks and undersea sabotage. Every day, Taiwan faces 2.4 million cyberattacks, a figure that ...
China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role in a potential invasion of Taiwan, according to defense experts.
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Taiwan has never been ruled by Communist China. But Beijing insists the self-ruled island of 23 million is part of its territory and has threatened to seize the island by force. Officials in the ...
A country is preparing for a 2027 "invasion" by China following decades of accelerating tensions that have seen it become a target of the CCP regime. Numerous military drills conducted in ...
Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.
TAIPEI – Taiwan identified 2027 as the potential year for a Chinese invasion for the first time in its annual military drills, as concerns grow on the self-ruled island about tensions with Beijing.
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